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- the similar-sounding words "censure" and "censor" often confuse people
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- stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts
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- a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement
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- she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal
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- vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files
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“Confuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confuse. Accessed 24 May. 2022.
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